Thanks for the support guys, did too much renovating yesterday and had a few hours forced time off with a heat pack today, getting old.

So I spent a few minutes on the PC and added auto-port detect, as others have said thanks to JJ posting that neat idea.

In my case auto-detect can be overridden if needed by selecting a port other than NONE. If the manual selected port fails then auto port is invoked. It’s also invoked on a new install, IE no radio.ini file. If autoport finds the DAB port then the Radio.ini setup file is updated.

It should be possible, the RDS stream is available, and this is one of the features I'm looking into. I'm interested in picking up the DAB EPG also.

Don't hold your breath though, its not trivial! if I get anywhere I'll post on here of course.

Sadly, myself and JP at MonkeyBoard have discovered that the RDS stream data is not supported in this version of the module.

This and the raw MOT data is described in the documentation but appears to be only available in a more expensive version.
JP is looking into the possibilty of another version of the board that would support this at extra cost.

Sadly, myself and JP at MonkeyBoard have discovered that the RDS stream data is not supported in this version of the module.

This and the raw MOT data is described in the documentation but appears to be only available in a more expensive version.
JP is looking into the possibilty of another version of the board that would support this at extra cost.

I can wait , FM without RDS isn't the best !
The good module would be if i understand well the T2-L4A-8650C and not the actual T1_L4A_8290C.
But , on the MonkeyBoard web page they say:

FM with RDS (RDS reception is subject to certain condition of power level and frequency deviation)

I can wait , FM without RDS isn't the best !
The good module would be if i understand well the T2-L4A-8650C and not the actual T1_L4A_8290C.

Yes, I imagine it is the 8650.

Just to clarify. The module does support FM RDS Radio Text, and Program Name etc.
It is the more advanced features like EON, which is needed for Traffic announcements, alternative frequencies etc., which are not possible.
These could have decoded from the RDS data if it was provided.

Originally Posted by pierrotm777

But , on the MonkeyBoard web page they say:

FM with RDS (RDS reception is subject to certain condition of power level and frequency deviation)

I believe this is mainly saying the signal needs to be strong enough. If the FM signal is a little noisy, you soon lose the RDS data.

Revised how Auto Port Search with PID is handled. Added PID display and editing of full PID in Com setup, just in case it’s ever needed.

I doubt this will ever be needed: Briefly, recent testing on a dozen USB devices has shown that a PID returned in device manager can be exactly the same for 3 or more totally different devices that obviously have a common USB interface chip sourced from somewhere. This mod allows you to view and edit the longer returned PID string for the device.